Top Model, cycle 6 is the sixth cycle of an ongoing reality television series based on Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model that pits contestants from Poland against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win the title of the next Polish Top Model.
Joanna Krupa, who also serves as the lead judge, returned to host the sixth cycle. Other judges included fashion designer Dawid Woliński, fashion show director Kasia Sokołowska and photographer Marcin Tyszka. This is the third season of the show to feature male contestants in the cast after cycles 4 and 5. Among the prizes for the season are a contract with Avant Models, an appearance on the cover of the Polish issue of Glamour and 100,000 złotys (US$30,000).
(ages stated are at start of contest)
Original aridate: September 6, 2016
Auditions for the sixth season of Top Model begin, and aspiring hopefuls are chosen for the semi-final round.
Original airdate: September 13, 2016
In the semi-finals, the judges begin to eliminate contestants to narrow the number of models who will battle it out for a place in the final fifteen.
Original airdate: September 20, 2016
In the third and final casting episode of the season, the judges choose the finalists who will move onto the main competition out of the remaining pool of contestants.
Names in bold represent eliminated semi-finalists
Original airdate: September 27, 2016
Challenge winner: Ewa Niespodziana
Immune from elimination: Daniel Tracz, Daria Zhalina, Mateusz Zapotocki, Ola Zbinkowska, Patryk Grudowicz, Sasza Muzheiko & Zuza Matysiak
First call-out: Patryk Grudowicz
Bottom three: Kamil Popławski, Mariusz Tomczak & Mateusz Mil
Eliminated: Kamil Popławski
Featured photographers: Robert Wolański
Special guests: Łukasz Jemioł
Guest judge: Robert Wolański
Original airdate: October 4, 2016
First challenge winners: Daniel Tracz, Daria Zhalina, Ewa Niespodziana, Mateusz Mil & Natalia Karabasz
Second challenge winner: Adam Niedźwiedź
First call-out: Adam Niedźwiedź
Bottom three: Ewa Niespodziana, Kamila Warzecha & Zuza Matysiak
Eliminated: Zuza Matysiak
Featured photographers: Anna Bioda
Special guests: Basia Richards, Małgorzata Kożuchowska, Monika Mariotti, Maciej Musiałowski, Agnieszka Przepiórska
Guest judge: Anna Jurgaś
Original airdate: October 11, 2016
Challenge winner: Mateusz Mil
First call-out: Daria Zhalina
Bottom three: Ewa Niespodziana, Mariusz Tomczak & Sasza Muzheiko
Eliminated: Mariusz Tomczak
Special guests: Sandra Kubicka
Original airdate: October 18, 2016
First challenge winners: Ada Daniel, Ewa Niespodziana, Patryk Grudowicz & Sasza Muzheiko
Second challenge winners: Ewa Niespodziana & Patryk Grudowicz
Eliminated outside of judging panel: Sasza Muzheiko
First call-out: Ewa Niespodziana & Mateusz Mil
Bottom three: Kamila Warzecha, Mateusz Zapotocki & Ola Zbinkowska
Eliminated: Ola Zbinkowska
Featured photographer: Agnieszka Kulesza & Łukasz Pik
Special guests: Bartek Lipka, Małgorzata Leitner, Anna Jagodzinska
Guest judge: Anna Jagodzinska
Original airdate: October 25, 2016
Challenge winner: Mateusz Mil
Second challenge winners: Adam Niedźwiedź, Ewa Niespodziana & Mateusz Mil
First call-out: Patryk Grudowicz
Bottom three: Ada Daniel, Mateusz Zapotocki & Natalia Karabasz
Eliminated: Mateusz Zapotocki
Special guests: Tamara Gonzalez-Perea, Weronika Książkiewicz, MasterChef Junior finalists (from I season)
Guest judge: Weronika Książkiewicz
Original airdate: November 1, 2016
Challenge winner: Daniel Tracz, Daria Zhalina & Mateusz Mil
Second challenge winner: Ada Daniel
First call-out: Daniel Tracz
Bottom two: Kamila Warzecha & Natalia Karabasz
Eliminated: Kamila Warzecha
Featured photographer: Jacek Kołodziejski
Special guests: Anna Jurgaś, Michał Szpak, Dawid Kwiatkowski, Reni Jusis, Filip Bobek, Helen Graffner, Łukasz Tunikowski, Jan Wieczorkowski
Guest judge: Marta Kuligowska
Original airdate: November 8, 2016
Challenge winner: Ada Daniel
First call-out: Daniel Tracz
Bottom three: Daria Zhalina, Ewa Niespodziana & Mateusz Mil
Eliminated: Ewa Niespodziana & Mateusz Mil
Saved: Ewa Niespodziana
Featured photographer: Marcin Tyszka
Special guests: Karolina Pilarczyk, Michał Kuś, Anna Jagodzińska, Mariusz Przybylski
Guest judge: Mariusz Przybylski
Original airdate: November 15, 2016
Challenge winners: Daniel Tracz & Natalia Karabasz
Eliminated outside of judging panel: Adam Niedźwiedź
First call-out: Daria Zhalina
Bottom two: Ada Daniel & Ewa Niespodziana
Eliminated: Ada Daniel
Guest judge: Mónica Cruz
Original airdate: November 22, 2016
Challenge winner: None
First call-out: Patryk Grudowicz
Bottom three: Daniel Tracz, Ewa Niespodziana & Natalia Karabasz
Eliminated: Daniel Tracz & Natalia Karabasz
Guest judge: Michał Piróg
Original airdate: November 29, 2016
Final three: Daria Zhalina, Ewa Niespodziana & Patryk Grudowicz
Eliminated: Daria Zhalina
Final two: Ewa Niespodziana & Patryk Grudowicz
Poland's Next Top Model: Patryk Grudowicz
Guest judge: Anna Jagodzińska
The contestant was immune from elimination
The contestant was eliminated
The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel
The contestant was originally eliminated but was saved.
The contestant won the competition
Episodes 1, 2 and 3 were casting episodes. In episode 3, the pool of semi-finalists was reduced to the final 15 models who moved on to the main competition.
In episodes 4 and 7, the best-performing contestant from each photo shoot pair was deemed immune at panel.
In episode 7, Sasza was eliminated outside of judging panel during the episode's second challenge after forgetting to bring his portfolio.
In episode 10, Ewa was originally eliminated, but mentor Michał Pirog, who'd been granted the opportunity of bringing an eliminated contestant back into the competition, decided to save her.
In episode 12, there was a double elimination. Ewa, Daniel, and Natalia landed in the bottom three. Natalia was the first contestant to be eliminated, followed shortly after by Daniel.
Episode 3 photo shoot: Group shots (semifinals)
Episode 4 photo shoot: Circus attractions
Episode 5 photo shoot: Nude shoot by a pool
Episode 6 photo shoot: Posing with pests on a railroad
Episode 7 photo shoot: Make love not war
Episode 8 photo shoot: Masterchef kids
Episode 9 photo shoot: Police intervention
Episode 10 photo shoots: Simplistic & high fashion by Marcin Tyszka
Episode 11 photo shoots: Windmill editorial
Episode 12 photo shoots: Haute couture in Madrid
